Tilt table test today - state of the art

Tilt Table Test: State of The Art

The loss of consciousness has been a subject of wonder and uncertainty in humans, and for this reason it has been the object of medical investigation since the beginning of time. Even actually, it is certainly an unresolved clinical problem. Many centuries ago, complicated exorcisms and remedies were used on these unfortunate patients, who upon regaining consciousness would find themselves soak...

Anthropometric characteristics and tilt table test results.

We appreciate the interest of Dr H. J. Koch et al. in our article and the opportunity to respond. As they state, sports medicine has become more involved in syncope and in the tilt table test. The sports medicine literature recognizes the term exerciseassociated collapse (EAC) to describe athletes who are unable to stand or walk unaided as a result of lightheadedness, feeling faint, dizziness o...

Tilt table test in the differential diagnosis of refractory "epilepsy".

Epilepsy is one of the most frequent causes of neurological disorders in young adults. We report the case of a patient who lived with the diagnosis of refractory epilepsy for twelve years, when actually the cause of the symptoms could be found with the performance of a tilt table test. Cardiologists should be aware of the possible diagnosis of neurocardiogenic syncope in patients previously dia...

The State of the Art in Treatment, Today and Tomorrow

I n drug abuse, as in other medical areas, clinicians strive to perfect the current state of the therapeutic art, while researchers prepare the ground for an improved future state of the art. This issue of Addiction Science & Clinical Practice offers examples of both projects. There is a comprehensive survey of principles and best clinical practices in one vast and vexed area of treatment, and ...

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